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Kielder Water October 2023

A brief overview of how Kielder and the park became what it is today. Kielder Water & Forest Park is unique. Voted the most tranquil place in England and the fourth largest place in the world with Dark Sky Status, Northern Europe’s largest man-made lake and England’s largest working forest. It’s the best place for an escape to the great outdoors. The initial plans for Kielder started in the late 60’s and were approved by parliament in 1974. The scheme originally happened to help with the unexpected rise in demand for water to support the booming industrial economy. The reservoir is owned by Northumbrian Water and holds 200 billion litres of water. To build the reservoir the Kielder Valley had to be flooded which meant the loss of a school, railway and numerous farms and homes. The Village of Plashetts was submerged. The reservoir was officially opened by the Queen in 1982 and took a further two years to fill with water. The scheme wasn’t without controversy and Northumbrian Water made a commitment to make the local economy sustainable which is what led to what is now know as the Kielder Water & Forest Park Development Trust. Tower Knowe has an interactive exhibition where you can view the area as it was developed and learn in more detail about the full project and what has happened since. Kielder Water is also the site of Europe's largest hydroelectric plant. The reservoir is 170 feet at its deepest point. Kielder Reservoir Max. length 5.65 miles (9.09 km) Max. width 2 miles (3.2 km) Surface area 10.86 square kilometres (2,680 acres) Water volume 200 billion litres (44×109 imp gal) Explorers can expect to encounter badgers, roe deer, otters, red squirrels, shrews, seven species of bat, many woodland birds and, especially in spring, birds of prey including ospreys. Campervans are allowed to stay overnight in the Castle Car Park but wildcamping is totally forbidden, however, there is a range of campsites outside the Park dependent on facilities required. A TRULY INSPIRING PLACE TO VISIT, DONT PASS IT BY. Music: J Sigsworth Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License